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Work. Finish. Publish. — Michael Faraday · Smartyfair

Work. Finish. Publish.

Michael Faraday1791–1867 · scientist · 1700s-1800s EnglandMichael Faraday was an English scientist who discovered how electricity and magnetism are connected, laying the groundwork for electric motors and generators used everywhere today.3 quotes

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Do the work. Actually finish it. Then show people.

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What turned up: Advice to William Crookes, quoted in Michael Faraday by John Hall Gladstone (1874)
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